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Indians manager Terry Francona said Monday that he wants Michael Bourn to run more in 2015.

"We've talked to Bournie a lot," said Francona. "He's one of the most conscientious and nicest kids you'll ever meet. But quite frankly, whether it's because of injuries or not, he hasn't been the kind of guy who wreaks the havoc that we kind of envisioned when we signed him when it comes to stolen bases." Bourn averaged 51 stolen bases in his first five full seasons but has just 33 total over the last two seasons and has been caught 18 times. He tore his hamstring at the end of 2013 and had leg issues for much of 2014, which no doubt affected him on the bases. Bourn is healthy now, though, and has been training with former Olympian sprinter Leroy Burrell this offseason. He's now 32, but Bourn could rebound a bit in the stolen base department in 2015. Jan 26 - 9:11 PM

Michael Bourn went 3-for-5 with three runs scored in Sunday's win over the Twins.

The leadoff hitter played catalyst for the Indians offense, scoring in each of the team's three run-scoring innings. Bourn had a double among his three hits, his first three-hit game since August 28. Bourn is hitting .261/.317/.367 overall this year. Sun, Sep 21, 2014 05:54:00 PM

Michael Bourn went 2-for-4 with a triple and a run scored in Sunday's win over the White Sox.

Bourn's three-bagger led things off in the bottom of the first inning, and he later tacked on a single in his last at-bat. The speedy outfielder now has an American League-leading 11 triples on the season and has six multi-hit efforts in his last 13 tries. Sun, Sep 7, 2014 04:04:00 PM

Michael Bourn tripled twice, finishing 3-for-5 overall, as the Indians eked out a win against the White Sox on Thursday.

Bourn now has nine triples, the most by an Indian since Grady Sizemore hit 11 of them in 2006. The speedy outfielder tripled and scored in the first inning, then tripled and was stranded in the top of the ninth. Bourn is hitting .310 (13-for-42) in 11 games since returning from the disabled list. On the season, he is slashing .272/.329/.388 with three home runs, 25 RBI, and eight stolen bases. Thu, Aug 28, 2014 11:37:00 PM

Depth Charts

Indians manager Terry Francona said Tuesday that Jason Kipnis (finger) will likely make his Cactus League debut this weekend.

The Indians are easing Kipnis into things after December surgery to repair tendon damage in his left ring finger. The 27-year-old is coming off a disappointing season in which he batted just .240/.310/.330 with six home runs and 41 RBI over 129 games, but there's serious rebound potential if he's feeling good.

Indians manager Terry Francona said that Brandon Moss (hip) has been "streaking" through his rehab.

Moss had hip surgery in October, so it sounds like he is making good progress. He ran the bases on Monday. Francona wouldn't say whether or not to expect Moss to be ready for Opening Day, but he should at least find himself in the spring lineup by mid-March.

Indians manager Terry Francona indicated on Monday that Nick Swisher (knees) is likely a couple weeks away from game action.

Brandon Moss (hip) is slated to make his Grapefruit League debut in mid-March, and Francona noted that he "might be a little ahead" of Swisher. "I don't want those guys to feel like there's a deadline, because there's not," the skipper added. Swisher is coming back from surgery on both knees, and while he's been able to hit with no issues, he's not yet running at nearly 100 percent. The veteran should still have enough time to be ready for Opening Day as long as he doesn't have setbacks.